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Cold front brings snow to Taipingshan in Yilan
01/07/2021 08:31 PM
Photo courtesy of the Luodong Forest District Office
Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) Snow fell on Taipingshan in Yilan County on Thursday, as a cold front arrived in the country, according to the Luodong Forest District Office.
Huang Hsin-wei (黃信偉), one of the park s managers, said snow began falling around 6:40 p.m. at Cueifong Villa, 1,900 meters above sea level, in the Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area.
Earlier in the day, weather expert Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said the cold spell, coupled with heavy moisture, was likely to result in snowfalls at altitudes of over 2,000 meters in the northern half of Taiwan, including on Hehuanshan, Xueshan, Nanhushan, Taipingshan and Lalashan, from late Thursday into early Friday.